American Photography 36 Winners

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Martin Schoeller

Lauren Gabbe-Greene

Aquaria, Los Angeles, California. The Most Powerful Drag Queens in America. May 2019. Martin attended DragCon to photograph 37 covers for New York Magazine. “Since coming to New York in the 90s I’ve been drawn to this celebratory protest culture. Drag has expanded into a popular art where self-expression’s a top priority even as its social/political implications carry great weight.”

New York Magazine
Martin Schoeller

Drag Queen Detox, of RuPaul's Drag Race. America Has a New National Pastime. And it involves wigs, tucking, and heavy makeup. The new celebrity economy of drag. June 2019.

New York Magazine
Martin Schoeller

Lauren Gabbe-Greene

Hannah Goslar Pick – Survivors: Faces of Life after the Holocaust. June 2019. These images are from a series of 75 portraits of Holocaust survivors taken at Yad Vashem and mark the 75th year since the liberation of Auschwitz. Meeting & sitting with these women & men I was moved & altered. This was undoubtedly the most emotionally demanding & enriching experience of my career.

Survivors: Faces of Life after the Holocaust
Martin Schoeller

Lauren Gabbe-Greene

Berthe Badehi – Survivors: Faces of Life after the Holocaust. June 2019. These images are from a series of 75 portraits of Holocaust survivors taken at Yad Vashem and mark the 75th year since the liberation of Auschwitz. Meeting & sitting with these women & men I was moved & altered. This was undoubtedly the most emotionally demanding & enriching experience of my career.

Survivors: Faces of Life after the Holocaust